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The Fed’s next big move
Bloomberg

The Fed’s next big move

Christina Parajon Skinner of the Wharton School says that cutting interest rates before the election will look like the Federal Reserve is trying to improve the economy to help one of the candidates win.

Google antitrust ruling may pose $20 billion risk for Apple
Reuters

Google antitrust ruling may pose $20 billion risk for Apple

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says companies that have a dominant market position with a product need to avoid the use of exclusive agreements and make sure every agreement gives the buyer free choice to substitute away.

Can an algorithm break antitrust law?
Marketplace (NPR)

Can an algorithm break antitrust law?

Joe Harrington of the Wharton School discusses how antitrust laws are holding up to new technology like third-party pricing algorithms.

Google’s antitrust loss set to reshape search and mobile industries
The Wall Street Journal

Google’s antitrust loss set to reshape search and mobile industries

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that the Google antitrust ruling is likely to put an end to Google’s practice of paying to be the default search engine on devices and browsers from companies like Apple and Samsung.

OnlyFans’ porn juggernaut fueled by a deception
Reuters

OnlyFans’ porn juggernaut fueled by a deception

Brian Berkey of the Wharton School says that telling customers one thing but giving them something else seems like a paradigm case of a deceptive business practice.

Why Gen Z college students are reneging on job offers
Business Insider

Why Gen Z college students are reneging on job offers

Chelsea Schein of the Wharton School likens the job decisions faced by college students to commitment choices in romantic relationships.

Why does the Federal Reserve have blackout periods?
Marketplace (NPR)

Why does the Federal Reserve have blackout periods?

Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve has pivoted from remaining above discourse to communicating with transparency.